Narendra Babu, RTANUVAS2021-03-152021-03-152014https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810162440TNV_PPVA_BC_E_2014_51-64In our country most of the slaughter houses are service abattoir which are governed by the local bodies to cater the domestic needs and export whereas few privately owned factory type slaughter houses for exclusively involved in export. Slaughter House or Abattoir is a place or premises approved by a local authority (Panchayat, Municipality or Corporation) or by any other regulatory agency where in Slaughter of food animals are being carried out with the sole purpose of production of wholesome meat for human consumption. Now there is a change in the operations of the meat production in our country due to the growth in food processing sector and the consumers view towards the quality food products. This encourages many small and medium entrepreneurs to establish slaughter houses to cater the needed people and satisfy the FSSAI norms.EnglishVeterinary ScienceMeat ScienceBook chapter